St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22

and keep in repair highway crossings.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Stateof
Minnesota:
SECTION /. That all railway companies oper-
ating line or lines of railways in this state shall
build cause TO be built and keep in repair good
and sufficient crossings such line or lines Of
railway at all points where any public highway
is now or may hereafter be interSected by such
line or lines OF railway.
SEC 2. good and sufficient crossing as re-
quired to be built and kept in repair as denom-
mated in section ID of this act shall be and
is hereby construed TO be as fellows, to wit:
First-Of grade of earth on one or both sides
of the railroad track as the location may require,
grade grades of earth which shall extend
along such track for distance OF not less than
thirty-tNo (32) feet, the middle point OF which
shall be at the middle point of the highway, aud
such grade shall be of such slope shall be
deemed necessary by the chairman of the board
of supervisors or other officer or officers nay1nA
charge of the highways in the town, district or
village where such intersection is located.
Second-That plank shall be firmly spiked
onto and for the full length Of the ties used In
the roadbed of such railway, where such crossing
occurs, and such plank, when so laid, shall be no
more than one ~ inch apart, except where the
rails prevent, in which the plank next inside OF
such rail shall be no more than two and one-half
(2l2) inches from the inside surface of such rail.
and the thickness of the plank so used shall be
equal to the height of the rail- that is TO say the
upper surface OF the plank shall be on level
with the upper surface OF the rail, and all such
plank shall extend along such railway the entire
width of such highway grade.
SEC g. II shall be the duty of the officer or
officers having charge of any public highway in
tersected by any line Of railway to serve a
written notice upon the nearest station agent or
section foreman having charge OF that portion
of the railway where such intersection occurs,
that such crossing as herein described shall be
built or repaired.
SEC 4. 1t shall be the duty of any railway
company so receiving such notice TO build oE
cause to be built good and sufficient crossing
as described in section two 2 or this act, within
u period of thirty $50 days from and after res
ceiving such notice.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty OF all railway
companies owning or operating any line of raik
road within the limits of the State of Minnesota
to at all times keep all public highways now or
hereafter crossing such line of railroad clear OF
snow, so that the same shall at all times be in q
safe and convenient condition for travel for q
distance of one hundred feet 200 feet each
way from the center OF said railroad along SUCH
highway.
NEGLECT to comply with the terms of this act
shall be liable to pay damage to the city, village
or town in which the highway is situated in the
sum of thirty dollars $500 for SUCH neglect, and
each and every day such railr@ad company fails
or neglects to comply with the terms of this act
The same to be recovered in an action brought
in the name of the city, village or town the
case may be- 1t is hereby made tho 6r<y of tho
county attorney to prosecute to judgment any
claim arising under the foregoing provision,
SEC z That any acts or parts OF acts cons
fiicting with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC g. This act shall take effect and be IN
force from and after Its passage.
Approved March 9Th. 1887.
AN ACT to provide freedom of traffic In tho
State OF Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State OF
Minnesota:
SECTION 1. All railway companies doing busf-
ness in this state shall provide ample facilities
for transferring cars from their track to any
other joining, crossing or 1ntersecting railway